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Major mission creep with Sputnik

This initially started out as a sort of How to Amnesty International for Dummies, but in the course of my research on the topic...

The End Of Russia’s Mass Hallucination

Fresh barbed-wire fencing around the nation's main TV tower isn't exactly a sign of a confident regime, Brian Whitmore writes for RFE/RL. In addition to reinforcing...

Beril Dedeoğlu: Propaganda wars

  Russia, in light of the awareness of media as the strongest tool to affect the world to legitimize oneself while causing wars, reveals supposed...

Media responsibility in the age of terror

Professor Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, and journalists Rita Chinyoka and Nadezhda Azhgikhina discuss feeding terror, hate speech, and the responsibilities of mainstream media, at the World...

Andrew Wilson: Four Types of Russian Propaganda

There are at least four types of Russian propaganda, each with different modus operandi in a strategically diverse environment, Andrew Wilson writes for Aspen...

Yup, they mad: Russian foreign language media can’t take the heat

RT has been feeling the heat as of late, from critics in the West to Russians fed up with seeing so much of their...

Lithuanian foreign minister says Russian propaganda fills void from West

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Lithuania and other Eastern bloc nations are craving a clear and decisive message of support from the United States, as Russian President Vladimir...

Internet, Not TV, Now Moscow’s Main Propaganda Channel for Baltic Countries, Lithuanian Expert Says

Moscow now views the Internet as its primary propaganda channel in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania because that medium reaches the young whereas Russian-language television...

Natalia Antonova: Journalist and Playwright Caught Between Russia, Ukraine, and the West

A journalist and playwright with a complex national identity, Natalia Antonova was born in Soviet Ukraine, has roots in modern-day Russia, and was raised in the United...

Russia Is a “Troll State,” Not a Rogue State

In the eighteen months since Russia annexed Crimea, the world has been alternately captivated and bewildered by the wild swings and sudden shifts that...